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The Good Life: A bit of a prick

A sharp reminder that the unexpected happens in the countryside.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer: What’s in episode one and how much are they worth?

‘Imagine living here!’ Phil Spencer returns to New Zealand.

Vegemite chickpeas, anyone? Experiment with flavours while cooking up these tasty dishes

Chinese-Australian cook Hetty Lui Mckinnon combines the sweet and savoury.

Bumper Weekend Wine Guide: Find outstanding value in these wines under $30

Mid-priced wines to try this weekend.

Dementia danger: Why a social anthropologist from Nelson wants to meet the world’s 533 primates before it’s too late

One of NZ's foremost experts on young women and violence has a new calling.

Learn the tricks for a more joyful life: An extract from Dr Kerry Burnight’s Joyspan

Joyspan is about living better, so what do you need to do that?

Happy old age! Four secrets to late-life wellbeing

From age span to joyspan: New thinking on how to live happier, not just longer.

The Good Life: If the sight of lambs playing doesn’t make your heart sing you don’t have a heart

On lambs being rams and mullet gardens.

The Good Life: Family history lessons

A history of the Hewitson family unearths a strong woman.

Nice and easy air-fryer recipes perfect for budget meals

Nutritionist and sports coach Élodie Colombel shares 60 recipes in her compact cookbook.

Weekend wine guide: Quality second label wines from top producers to try now

Here's an affordable way to taste wines based on young or heavily cropped vines.

The self-help industry is booming, but just how effective are all those books?

With more than 100,000 self-help books available, how do you pick one that will work?

The Good Life: Hunting for mammoths

Elbows are sharpened for the Carterton Monster Annual Book Fair.

Tried and true recipes from The Hungry Cook blogger Olivia Galletly

Olivia Galletly loves adapting old recipes for everyday contemporary cooks.

Bumper weekend wine guide: Rich and elegant Hawke’s Bay reds

With its warm climate, Hawke's Bay wines have a lot to offer.

Why the Covid pandemic and lockdowns might have improved the way we feel about older people

Democratic shifts, industrialisation and Covid are affecting our view of ageing.